what motherboard and gpu should i get to finish my build

[giantbanana]

I have a budget of 300 dollars for a motherboard and gpu. Here's build so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QwBv I am hoping to be able to play games like bf4, planetside 2 and just light games like minecraft and lol.

thanks

 

[tiny voices]

That puts your total at $600 and you should be doing this for the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($176.02 @ Mwave)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.39 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $594.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 00:01 EST-0500)

 

[giantbanana]

Will that graphics card handle bf4 and other games more graphic demanding?Also on pcpartpicker it says some parts could be incompatible.Is that true?

 

[woltej1]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Qx11
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Qx11/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Qx11/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.24 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($222.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $621.15

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 00:07 EST-0500)

Gave you a better cpu and mobo for gaming, different case, good GPU and a PSU that can power everything. It's a little over $300 more but worth it.

 

[giantbanana]

It says some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs. Is that true?

 

[tiny voices]

It says some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs. Is that true?

No not usually. The board I linked specifically DOES NOT need an update, I promise.

 

[giantbanana]

ok thanks

 

[woltej1]

It says some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs. Is that true?

Some yes, but board made after the release of vishera had updated bios, the 2.0 in the board name means it's had this revision. The 970 was being made before this CPU release, that's why some older ones have problems.

 

[giantbanana]

So i reviewed my build and came up with this. I chose the athlon x4 760k because it was cheaper. Would it be better to pay up and get the fx 6300?

 

[woltej1]

Yes, core for core they have similar performance, but the 6300 has 2 more of them.

 

[tiny voices]

The 6300 is better in gaming. If you were getting a GPU like an hd 7790 or gtx660, the 760k would be great, but ti will begin to strain when you pair it up with a more powerful GPU like the r9 270. The 6300 is really what you want for that GPU.